Chapter six hundred and ninety fourth Xu Guan's letter
"Ms. Zhang, I, I am a member of the Huang family. My father was forced to marry into the family. Over the years, he has been looked down upon. As a son of a man, he naturally hopes to restore his original surname. Only in this way can my father and son stand up straight.
, can we live with dignity and dignity, like a human being... Please have mercy on Mr. Zhang!"
With tears in Xu Guan's eyes, he crawled on the ground, crying so hard that his shoulders twitched and he broke down in sobs.
Several friends who came with him also felt sad, but they did not say anything after all. Instead, they stared at Xu Guan and then at Zhang Ximeng.
After a long while, Zhang Ximeng said: "Xu Guan, get up first. I'll tell you a story. How about you listen?"
"Do you know about His Majesty's family situation?"
Xu Guandao: "Just now Mr. Zhang said that your Majesty was once a monk and a beggar."
Zhang Ximeng said: "Your Majesty was born to two parents, three brothers and two sisters... In the year of the great disaster, your eldest brother passed away and your eldest nephew died of illness. Only your eldest sister-in-law was left. She took her young son back to her parents' home to survive. This child is now the eldest son.
Governor Zhu Wenzheng. Your Majesty's third brother died early. The second brother buried his parents with Your Majesty in the year of famine, and then married into his wife. He has been lost in the war, and is probably no longer alive. The eldest sister's family has lost contact, and the second brother has lost contact with his family.
My sister also died, leaving only my brother-in-law and a nephew, who is now Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong."
When Zhu Yuanzhang first ascended the throne, he personally wrote the imperial mausoleum stele, so his family affairs were pretty much known to the whole world.
But Xu Guan was still shocked when he heard what Zhang Ximeng said.
It was really not easy for Zhu Yuanzhang. Of the six children, he was the only one to survive. He almost had a narrow escape from death in the disaster. Is there anything worse?
have!
It's those who are dead and have no life.
"Xu Guan. Confucianism talks about benevolence and forgiveness. As the saying goes, you should compare your feelings with your own. You are a very smart child. But the smarter you are, the easier it is for you to fall into the trap. If you only stick to the situation of your own family, you will feel that you
It’s very miserable, what should we do with those people who have been reduced to bones?”
Xu Guan's face turned red and he wanted to explain something.
Zhang Ximeng continued: "I know what you are going to say. You think that scholars should be killed and not humiliated. It is a big deal to recognize your ancestors and return to the clan. You also think that those people in the Xu family are not good to you. It is also the same to abandon the Xu family."
Of course. You can tell a lot of truths, and the Xu family can also tell a lot of truths."
"But I want you to understand that this year is the tenth year since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and it has been less than ten years since the liberation of Peiping. The world is in chaos, swords are killing people, and more than tens of millions of people have been killed or injured! The rivers are dyed red with blood, and lonely souls and wild ghosts are still there.
The world is wandering, with nowhere to stay. This is the country we face, this is the current situation we face."
Zhang Ximeng reached out and patted Xu Guan's shoulder. The little guy subconsciously raised his head, met Zhang Ximeng's eyes, and hurriedly lowered his head.
"I know that you may not feel comfortable saying these big words, and you don't think it has anything to do with your family... But I want to tell you that in this situation, there are countless people who have adopted children. There are many people who don't even have their own surname.
What, I don’t know what his name is. For example, Ping An in martial arts, he is called Ping An. I don’t know what his last name is. The Empress adopted him and she wanted him to be safe, so she gave him this name. Later I asked him if he wanted to change his name.
, he said he wouldn’t change, so he called him Ping An. If you had to ask what his last name was, then his last name was Ping!”
When Xu Guan heard this, his expression finally changed. He seemed to have realized something. His eyes were not so firm, and he just looked at Zhang Ximeng stupidly.
Zhang Ximeng continued: "The trauma of the war is far from over. I came here to give lectures this time because I hope that by spreading knowledge and cultivating talents, everyone can explore the way to make the country rich and the military strong, and never let our descendants suffer again.
Suffering. The destiny of the country and the destiny of individuals are interlinked at this time. During the decisive battle in the Central Plains, there were millions of civilians pushing food and carrying baggage. Men, women, old and young, went into battle together and worked hard to deliver food to us.
What we want is nothing more than peace in the world so that we can live and work in peace and contentment."
"I don't know if you can understand what I mean, but I hope you can take the world as your own responsibility and look at all the people. You have good conditions for studying and you are also very smart. What you should think about is how to make better use of
Use your talents to do bigger things, more meaningful things."
"I'm not against you changing your surname back, but I hope you can open your mind, open your horizons, and come up with a bigger picture. In fact, you don't need me to help you with this matter. You can solve it yourself."
Xu Guan took a deep breath and looked at Zhang Ximeng again.
Then he nodded vigorously and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Zhang. The student will remember it! The student is indeed a petty person. Please rest assured, Mr. Zhang, I will study hard and make progress every day!"
Xu Guan mentioned Zhang Ximeng's eight characters, and several people looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.
From this day on, several students started their own busy work.
Xia Zhifeng used all her time to observe the moon phases, record carefully, and calculate carefully. Many times, Zhang Shuning couldn't understand what she was busy with.
But for Zhang Shuning, there is nothing to be depressed about. He is very sure that he belongs to ordinary people. Maybe he is the best among ordinary people, but he is still an ordinary person.
So Zhang Shuning began to care more about more comprehensive things, every subject, every new thing. He may not be able to be very profound, but he can be very knowledgeable.
In addition, he also observed the people around him more. He even took notes and began to record and analyze the personalities of his friends to see what feedback they had on different learning contents.
Which things are easy to learn and which things are difficult to learn... What kind of teachers are more popular and what kind of courses are more meaningful.
Zhang Shuning even took time to go to the elementary school to observe the children's reactions.
Of course, these are all things you do while studying.
His main time is still spent in class... because the real "Volume King" is activated!
This guy Xu Guan is really serious.
That's right, Xu Guan in the front only used half of his efforts and dealt with it casually. After all, no matter how good he is in the exam or how many achievements he has, they all belong to the Xu family, so what does it have to do with him?
But after talking to Zhang Ximeng, Xu Guan seemed to be a different person.
He changed his past lazy style. Even if he had long been familiar with things, he became extremely serious and tried to find new things... Moreover, he also went to Xia Zhifeng to borrow notes and manuscripts from Xia Zhifeng.
Xia Zhifeng is not a stingy person. In fact, she is worried that her classmates will regard her as a monster and sneer at her ideas. Therefore, Xia Zhifeng does not want others to see her.
But Xu Guan was different. He was sincerely studying. Xia Zhifeng had no reservations. Not only did he take out what he had recorded, but he also told Xu Guan his questions and asked the classmate to help him with the details.
After a short period of time, Xu Guan also learned to draw inferences from one example.
His progress in astronomy was no slower than Xia Zhifeng's.
Facts have proved that once the king of scrolls goes all out, few people can keep up.
These little guys even complained that Zhang Ximeng spoke too slowly.
Zhang Ximeng could only smile at this. He was telling all the teachers and students. Naturally, he had to take care of everyone's progress. Moreover, Zhang Ximeng started from arithmetic and went on to astronomy, calendar, geography, biology, physics, chemistry... and he explained everything.
...To be honest, if it hadn't been for these years of hard study, history and book revision, Zhang Ximeng wouldn't have been able to survive.
Because to establish a discipline, you must know the ins and outs, summarize it into experience, and form a system, and then you can teach it to others.
A few years ago, Zhang Ximeng would not have had this ability.
He was speaking leisurely and Xu Guan was listening attentively. He took advantage of the break in Zhang Ximeng's lecture to find Zhang Shuning.
"Can I ask something?"
Zhang Shuning put down the writing brush and closed the note, "Just tell me!"
"Just because we started the business together, how much money can the bookshop make now?"
Zhang Shuning smiled and said, "You still have 10% of the shares, but you don't care anymore... I can tell you that I made almost 20,000 guan. If I divide it into your head, you will get 2,000 guan... But I don't recommend that you exchange it for money.
Because Mr. Zhang will teach so many courses and they will definitely be published as textbooks. Our bookstore will have a lot of business to do, and we can almost sit and count the money."
Xu Guan was startled, and then said: "I, I don't want money, I, I want to transfer the shares, is that okay?"
Zhang Shuning was stunned for a moment, then said: "You, you want to give the shares to the Xu family in exchange for their permission to change your surname?"
Xu Guan shook his head, paused, then Xu Guan took out a letter of thanks and handed it to Zhang Shuning, "Please help me take a look, is there anything incomplete?"
Zhang Shuning took it and unfolded it to look at it.
Xu Guan writes about the years of chaos at the beginning, when thousands of people were in danger, the country was in ruins, the country was destroyed, and their families were destroyed. They wanted to have a meal to eat and a house to live in, but there were more than tens of millions of people who couldn't get it...
How many more than tens of millions of people will die and become bones?
The fact that father and son were able to survive and live in peace was all due to the Xu family.
In addition, Xu Guan, the grandson of the family, entered the school, studied and became sensible, which is another sign of the Xu family's kindness.
Such kindness and virtue will never be forgotten.
Therefore, Xu Guan will not change his original surname in this life, but only hopes to bring glory to the Xu family, carry forward the Xu family tradition, and make the Xu family prosperous and live up to the blessings of his elders.
After talking about his attitude towards the Xu family, Xu Guan changed the topic and wrote that water has a source and trees have roots. After all, father and son carry the blood of the Huang family. In order to prevent the Huang family from being extinct, there will be no successors.
I only ask that the elders will take pity on me and allow my grandchildren to choose one of their descendants to take the surname Huang and inherit the incense of Huangmen. My grandchildren will be grateful.
Finally, Xu Guan said that he was lucky enough to meet a good friend and earn a little income from running a bookshop. He was willing to use his money to support the other descendants of the Xu family, make progress in their studies, and jointly prosper the Xu family.
Seeing this, Zhang Shuning was speechless.
"If you can be so humble and refuse to agree, then the Xu family is being unreasonable."
Xu Guan nodded, "Thanks to Mr. Zhang's advice, I came to my senses. Once this matter is explained, I will be able to study better and concentrate on my studies."
Zhang Shuning was stunned for a moment, what do you mean? You haven't used your full strength yet?